Guangzhou vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$539
🏠 One person rent
$333
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
17
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.85M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 254% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6607th and 9294th ($742 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 33rd in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 955th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kano

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Guangzhou Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351